Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) of the lacrimal sac
1 October 2017
| Yamini Krishna
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Paediatric Ophthalmology / Strabismus
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Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, Dacryocystitis, Epiphora, Lacrimal sac, Lymphoma
The authors present a case series of three patients with known CLL, two of which presented with mass and epiphora and one case with epiphora alone. All three patients had initially being diagnosed and were treated for chronic dacryocystitis. Histopathological...
Treatment of Sjogren’s Syndrome dry eye in mouse model
1 April 2016
| Graham Wallace
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EYE - Cornea, EYE - General
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Autoimmune, Chronic, Conjunctiva, Inflammation, Ocular surface, Sjögren's syndrome
Sjogren’s syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterised by inflammation of the exocrine glands, specifically the salivary and lacrimal glands that produce saliva and tears, respectively. The immune-mediated attack on the salivary and lacrimal glands leads to the development...
Association between neuro-ophthalmology signs and chronic ataxia in children
1 October 2015
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Chronic ataxia, neuro-ophthalmology, paediatrics
Neuro-ophthalmological signs (N-OS) occur commonly in children with chronic ataxia. This study describes the N-OS and their frequencies, in general and by specific disease aetiology in paediatric patients with chronic ataxia. In total, 184 patients under the age of 17...
